• Meet Greg Young

    Click here to read “Abilene Author,” a feature about Greg Young written by Loretta Fulton for the March/April issue of Abilene Scene magazine. By Loretta Fulton If you’ve been around

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  • ‘Light, Motion, Spirit’ in Rock Art Topic of Interfaith Meeting

    By Loretta Fulton “Light, Motion, and Spirit in Central Texas Rock Art” will be the topic for the April meeting of the Abilene Interfaith Council. The public is invited to

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  • Orthodox Pascha is Worth Waiting For

    Holy Week Schedule at Saint Luke Orthodox Christian Church, 501 Sunset Drive April 3: Little Compline with Canon for St. Lazarus, 6 p.m.April 4: Lazarus Saturday: Hours 9:40 a.m./Divine Liturgy 10 a.m.;

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  • Living with Ambiguity

    By Jim Nichols Every conversation does not need to be an argument.  I observed two individuals yesterday in a discussion that went in an unnecessary direction. They apparently knew each

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  • Three Poems

    By Nancy Patrick With so much grief and confusion around the world (political stalemates, wars, school and other public shootings, and general violent behavior), I think of all the displaced

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  • Would You Rather Be Rich or Famous?

    By Glenn Dromgoole Would you rather be rich or famous? Or both? Or neither? As one who is neither, let me offer a couple of thoughts on the question. Yes,

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  • The Rose and the Butterfly

    By Danny Minton There’s a little-known song, sung by Vicki Carr over 60 years ago, entitled “The Rose and the Butterfly.” Some of the lyrics are A Rose once asked a butterfly,Oh, why must I wear

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  • The Hats Knew: An Easter Reflection

    By Darryl Tippens It was the women’s hats—those petite pillboxes and glorious half-hats crowned with floral clusters in pastels and whites and the softest creams—that gave it away every Easter.

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  • Easter Darkness

    By Jim Nichols It is a maneuver used often by younger students in a religious situation. The teacher requires each child to memorize a verse from the Bible and recite

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  • Heroes’ Luncheon Honors Documentary Maker Alisha Taylor

    Click here to read a Q&A with Alisha By Loretta Fulton Alisha Taylor, a local actress, director, and producer of documentary films, is this year’s honoree at the annual Heroes’

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‘Encounter: Spirit of the Living God’ Theme of Summit

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By Wendy KilmerACU Director of Strategic Communications Abilene Christian University’s 119th annual Summit, a three-day conference for Christian leaders and church members, will take place Oct. 8-10 with the theme “Encounter: Spirit of the Living God.” The annual three-day conference, part of the university’s Siburt Institute for Church Ministry, offers ministers, church leaders and other believers the opportunity to gather

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It’s Homecoming Time!

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By Loretta Fulton All three of Abilene’s universities have homecoming scheduled within the next few weeks, including one starting this weekend. Hardin-Simmons University HSU kicks off local homecomings on Thursday, Oct. 2, with the alumni awards banquet at 6:30 p.m. in the Johnson Building. The 2025 recipients of the Keeter Alumni Service Award and the Distinguished Alumni Awards will be

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Late Life Droopiness

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THE IDLE AMERICANCommentary by Dr. Don Newbury Only one other example of ongoing embarrassment trumps name-calling many of us faced in elementary school during the final years of the Great Depression.  And it was in the “funny papers,” for crying out loud. No “real people” were involved, unless the late Charles Schulz–creator of the popular “Peanuts” cartoon starring Charlie Brown and

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Ballet Folklorico Presents Alegria Mexicana

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Alegria Mexicana What: Ballet Folklórico de Alvaro Munoz presents “Alegria Mexicana”When: 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27Where: Paramount Theater, 352 Cypress St. Tickets:  $17 for adults and $14 for childrenAbout: Abilene’s Award-Winning Ballet Folklorico de Alvaro Munoz will present dances from the regions of Hidalgo, Yucatan, Chihuahua, Jerez Zacatecas, Nayarit, La Revolucion, Fusion Veracruz, Jalisco, Yoremadas Sierrenas, Sinaloa Mestizo and Sinaloa Costa. By

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McMurry Will Inaugurate 11th President Sept. 26

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By Loretta Fulton Dr. Lynne Murray will be inaugurated as McMurry University’s 11th president at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 26, in Radford Auditorium. Theme for the inauguration and a reception to follow will be “Rising With Purpose.” The reception will immediately follow the inauguration in Garrison United Methodist Campus Center. The two events will highlight a week of activities tied

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